A human Amniotic Membrane plug to manage high myopic macular hole associated with retinal detachment. Issue 2 (18th July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Caporossi, Tomaso; De Angelis, Lorenzo; Pacini, Bianca; Tartaro, Ruggero; Finocchio, Lucia; Barca, Francesco; Rizzo, Stanislao
• Is Part Of: Acta ophthalmologica. Volume 98:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: e252
• Page End: e256
• Publication Date: 2019-07-18
• Subjects: high myopic macular hole -- human amniotic membrane -- retinal detachment -- vitrectomy; Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; 617.7005
• DOI: 10.1111/aos.14174
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-375X

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: To assess the efficacy of the human amniotic membrane (hAM) to treat (HMMH) associated with retinal detachment (RD). Material and Methods: Ten eyes of 10 patients with recurrent HMMH and RD, who had already undergone one or more pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), underwent a PPV with an hAM plug implanted in the macular hole. The initial five patients enrolled were tamponaded with (SO) while the subsequent five patients with 10% octafluoropropane (C3 F8 ). Silicon oil was removed in all five patients 2 months later. No statistical differences were reported between the two groups. Results: Final retinal reattachment was achieved in all the patients. BCVA improved from 1.73 logMAR to 0.94 logMAR after 6 months. No adverse events were registered during follow‐up. Conclusion: An hAM plug is an efficient substrate to manage HMMH associated with RD resulting in encouraging visual acuity recovery.